A Judge Ordered the Trump Administration to Restore DACA

On Friday, August 3, a federal judge in D.C. ruled that the Trump administration must restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, The Hill reports.

Judge John Bates, who previously stated that Trump's efforts to end DACA was "unlawful," issued a new ruling this week, noting that the presidential administration has failed to show adequate reasoning for ending the program. According to Politico, Bates's order to reinstate the program will be delayed until August 23, which will allow government officials to file an appeal. However, as Politico points out, Bates has already denied a motion to reconsider his previous April ruling, indicating that his latest decision will likely hold firm.

In his 25-page opinion, Bates explained: "The Court has already once given DHS the opportunity to remedy these deficiencies — either by providing a coherent explanation of its legal opinion or by reissuing its decision for bona fide policy reasons that would preclude judicial review — so it will not do so again." The D.C. judge also added that most of the Trump administration's arguments for ending DACA "simply repackage legal arguments previously made," and do not hold up in court.